US Capitol Police Union urges House Division to hold vote of 'no confidence' in two leaders

The United States Capitol Police Union is urging the House Division of the Capitol Police to hold a vote of "no confidence" in two of its senior leaders. 

The "no confidence" vote targets House Division Inspector Brian Verderese and the division's Captain Aaron Robinson, who the union claimed have failed to adequately address job conditions that have left officers exhausted.

The union's executive board said it does not make the recommendation lightly but that USCP has failed to make necessary changes since the January 6 riot in 2021.

''The House Division is the single largest division within the U.S. Capitol Police, and we've tried repeatedly to work constructively with Inspector Brian Verderese who heads the House Division," Executive Board Chairman Gus Papathanasiou said in a statement obtained by Just The News.

''We are on the same team, yet these senior leaders see us as adversaries and not partners," he continued. "This has contributed to the already low morale on the largest division within the U.S. Capitol Police where this exists. I have personally raised our concerns with Chief Michael Sullivan. We need the chief to understand the concerns of these front-line officers are not going away.''

The union said USCP has failed to recruit enough officers to help protect the House side of the Capitol, which has forced current officers to work long hours without adequate vacation time. 

''Rather than address the root cause of the problem, which is a lack of manpower and lack of leadership, the department has attempted to fire officers who made mistakes and then impose changes to deployments against all officers that will only lead to more officers leaving the department," Papathanasiou said.

The union said USCP officers have left the department because of a lack of a work-life balance and a retirement system that does not measure up to local or federal law enforcement agencies.

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.